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And task no.1 is complete for the former midfielder, who steered Real to a first-place finish in Group H, setting up a last-16 tie against Juventus.

As for Alexander-Arnold, he is now playing under one of his boyhood idols, with the Liverpool youth graduate coming through the club’s youth system at the same time that Alonso was pulling the strings in the Reds’ midfield.

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Speaking after Real’s 3-0 win over RB Salzburg on Friday, the England international said he can still see that talent up close.

"When he [Alonso] joins in in training, you can see he has still got high quality, which is amazing to see.

I grew up watching him and he has not lost any quality at all," Alexander-Arnold told The Athletic.

Alonso reverted to his preferred 3-4-3 shape, which he implemented successfully at Leverkusen, for Real’s final group game

It meant Alexander-Arnold had to operate at right wing-back, a role he has rarely experienced in his senior career.

The defender typically hugged the touchline rather than cut inside, but Alexander-Arnold performed well in the win over Salzburg, linking effectively with Jude Bellingham and playing a full 90-minutes game for the first time since early March.

“Everyone’s got to get used to it

It worked, clearly, so that’s a good start but obviously we have a lot of work to do,” Alexander-Arnold said on the tactical switch.

“It wasn’t a perfect game, but good signs